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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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